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G`. I. IIIISIIIIGEIIA AND M. HARRIS. BRUSH ATTACHMENT FOR CLOIHES WASHING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED JULY 8. 1919.v 1,318,984..

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GEORGE J. DYSINGER ANDYMARGMET jM. 'oEMoUNT vEENonioaEGoN. n

Y BRUSH ATTGHMENTFOR cLoTilIEs-WASHIG MACHINES.

T 0 all whom it may concern.' N I Be it known that we, GEORGE J DY'S'NGE and MARGARET M. HRi's, citien's 'ofthe heavy articles, are more quickly and easily cleaned by the agitating -or pounding means employed.

A further object of the invention is to provide clothes cleaning brushes in an eX- pansible structure adapted to be secured in adjusted position within wash tubs of different forms and dimensions and forming part of a washing machine or apparatus.

A still further object of the invention is to provide cooperating brush members removably positioned in different planes within a washing machine tub in a stationary manner and adapted to coperate with a movable brush or dasher member in operating upon the clothes during the washing operation.

Withthese general orbjects in view the invention consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings and in which like reference characters Vdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon line Il-II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is lan enlarged sectional view through a portion of the tub showing the adjusting means for the side brushes of our attachment; and

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of a dasher of a form preferably employed with the invention.

Referring more in detail to the drawing,

Vthe invention as herein illustrated attached to a tub 10 formed of wood and churn shaped with a circular bottom 11 and a contracted upper rim or edge 12, although it will be understood that the invention is equally serviceable in any other form of wooden or nieta-1 tut?r 'such asthcse provided in diife'ent makes of washing machines.

j plurality fojf galvanized iron hoops 13 havebruslieslt transverselysecured to the side thereof 'in' any. Suitable manner; such, as xthe employment. of screws 15' are rustproof,V sixY brushes being here- 1n shown f connected together vby the hoops These hoops with their brushes 14 are adapted for seating within the tub 10 with the hoops 13 closely engaging the inner face Vof the tulbv land the lower ends of the back members 16 of the brushes 14 resting upon the tu'b bottom 11.

The hoops 13 have lap joints formed of interlocking corrugated end portions 17 adapted for engagement with each other at the side of the tub when the hoops 13 are outstretched firmly engaging the inner surface of the tub, rust proof screws 18 being positioned through the hoop ends 17 and screwed into the adjacent side of the tub.

The hoops 13 and brushes 14 in this manner form a frame adjustable in size for securing within tubs of different dimensions it being understood that in a metal tub bolts or rivets may take the place of the screws 18.V Y

An X-shaped'brush 19 has its back 20 centrally secured-upon the bottom 11 within the tub 10 by means of rust proof screws V21 and whereby the brush 19 cooperates with the side brushes 14 during the clothes washingl opera-tion no mattervwhat form of agi-k tator or manner of washing machine is employed. .Y

A disk or dasher of the form illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing is preferable, consisting of a circular disk 22 of a form thicker at the center and beveled toward its periphery with va handle 23 projecting centrally therefrom. Brushes 24 in the form of a cross are provided upon the lower convex space of the dasher disk 22 belng slightly inclined toward the center of the disk in accordance with beveled lower face thereof.

The complete voperation of the invention will be fully understood from this detailed description thereof, the dasher being oper-- ated by its handle 23 within the tub 10 willA cleaning the article. While theforrn ofthe g invention herein set forth is believed preferable, it will be understood that minor changes may be made in the form thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention as claimed.

What we claim as new is,

1. An attachment for washing machines comprising eXtensible hoops having adjustable overlapping ends, securing means for the hoops extending through said ends when the device is in use, and a plurality of spaced brushes transversely secured upon the inner sides of the hoops with the bristle portions of the brushes radially projecting inwardly of the hoops.

2. In combination with a circular tub, va

GEORGE J. DYSINGER; MARGARET M. HARRIS.

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